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[solianpolarity]

[The feed snaps on just as Solus Prime folds down her massive hammer in a transformation of it's own, tucking it around to latch onto her back. It is probably for the best; the brief glimpse is enough to catch sight of a massive weapon dotted with a small spattering of energon-gore.

The source of the fluid is largely hidden away, wrapped heavily in a tarp and tucked carefully in the crook of the massive Prime's arm. Only the edge of a brightly colored limb poking past the length of the tarp gives evidence to the dead mech's identity before she speaks up - and even then, it is already fading to gray.]


The one known as Hot Rod was overcome by influence of the darkness. He retained enough will to ask for assistance in ending the situation.


[She nods down at the body briefly, resigned but respectful.]


It was swift.

...If there is anyone who would wish to claim the remains, do speak up. Otherwise, he will be taken care of.

Comments

[Video]

[sciencetank]

Why was this allowed to happen at all?

And why not simply mark them as you claim to have done the rest of us?

[Video]

[solianpolarity]

'Allowed'? You assume much.

[Too much. Her optics narrow in anger.]

This was not allowed to occur. Unicron's own taint is beyond our ability to purge.

And if we were responsible for the glyphs themselves, then this would have been easily fixed. But we are not.

[Video]

[sciencetank]

Then why were they not quarantined to begin with? Separated? Why were we allowed to know of their arrival at all?

If you are so concerned with this... Unicron and its taint, why were those of us here made to suffer for your inattention?

[Video]

[solianpolarity]

Because locking away the surprise arrivals would have gone over so very well with the existing residents who knew them.

Your reactions to that would have been markedly worse than this one, I imagine.

[Video]

[sciencetank]

My reactions are hardly relevant. No one I know was involved in this madness. I wasn't involved in the deaths of my team, nor the leader of my Auotbots. Gross generalizations such as that do very little to support you and yours as "higher beings".

[Yes, there are air quotes.]

Overall, I observed nothing in the way of support. Until the end, when one of your number suggested the afflicted hand themselves over as experiments.

And I cannot help but say I am utterly unimpressed. I have lab assistants more on the proverbial ball than the lot of you.

[Video]

[solianpolarity]

'Gross generalizations.'

[The words are hissed, and she hardly needs air quotes to show her own disdain.]

Just because you did not know any one of the afflicted, does not mean others did not. Others that would have seen us as nothing but cruel tyrants had we killed or locked their friends away without allowing them to see for themselves what we already knew.

We told you all the risks. We warned you of the fate that awaited them. You had the right to choose to believe us.

[Free will and all that. Cannot help those who refuse it. Her optics narrow.]

...But of course, the next time there is a crisis I am sure the vast wisdom of your distant lab assistants will aid you more than I shall.

[Because she is quite done with you, sir.]